Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in Norway: Poor detection rate with nonscreening versus a general screening programme

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 594-598

  Tiller, H ^a   Killie, M K ^a   Skogen, B ^a,b   Oian P ^a,b   Husebekk, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Anti HPA1a antibodies; NAIT detection rate; Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ANTIGENS, HUMAN PLATELET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA, NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE;

EID: 60449118523     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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